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Italian Behemoth E AFR (id:#63547)
(Franc-Tireur #14 ID: FT230)   [next]   [previous]
West of El Sod, Abyssinia 1941-02-15 (1 other)
#8: Along the Road to Mega (Gallabat: The War in East Africa 1940)
Designer: Laurent Closier
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Balance:
ItalianSouth African
44.117647058824%

Overview:

In anticipation of an attack on the city of Yavello, General Brink and his 1st South African Division had set up around hills named Mega and Moyale. An attack along the Megpo-Moyale road was to be conducted by 2nd SA Infantry Brigade, while a sweeping move southward through El Sod was supposed to cut Italian lines of retreat. On February 14, 2nd SA Infantry Brigade started moving through the brush. The head of the column, spearheaded by 1st SA Irish, occupied El Sod on the 15th around 1400, before turning towards Mega. Covering the rear was C Company, 2nd Field Force Battalion and a section of machine guns. The group positioned itself behind a slight slope, overlooking the road. At about 0330 on 16 February, the forward section heard engines coming towards them. The Italian trucks, moving at full speed with lights out, were immediately attacked with machine gun fire, forcing the colonial infantry to seek cover. At about 0515, before dawn, the Italians tried a frontal assault, supported by light tanks.
Attacker: Italian (Elements of 21. Divisione Coloniale)
Defender: South African (Elements of C Company, 2nd Field Force Battalion, 2nd SA Infantry Brigade Group)  
6.5 turns
    Players: 2     OBA: None     Night: No
Unit Counts:
Squads: A:12.0 D:6.0
AFVs: A:4
L3/35 x 4

AFVs: D:1
Marmon-Herr. III MFF

Guns: A:0 D:1
OML 3-in. Mortar
Boys ATR

Victory Conditions:

Exit VP: Building Control VC: Area Control VC:
Unit Based VC: LOS Style VC: CVP Cap:
Misc Rules: Light Woods. Treat Grain as Brush. +1 LV Hindrance Turns 1 and 2
Map Board(s):
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ASL Action Pack # 761
ASL Action Pack #1069
Overlays: B3 B5
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DateReporterOpponentBal.ResultTimeComments
2024-07-20(A) neal ekengren vs South African winItalians cross open ground to take the hill. British Mortar getting rate will destroy that assault. ATR and MG with luck can stop the Tin Cans. This one is dicey on who wins. Low unit count.
2023-03-29(A) Rob MacGinley vs Ian Willey Italian winSouth African have a very very spread out defence that the Italians can pierce easily though some good anti tank rolls against teh Italian Tin Cans would work
Alas the tin cans run rampant when that does not happen
2023-01-06(D) Rich Weiley vs Neil MacPherson South African win
2022-12-30(A) Andy Beaton vs James Rimmer South African winThe Italians don't have the morale or the firepower to get through the SA line, and tiny tankettes aren't enough to make a difference with a B11.
2022-01-04(A) Doba Serge vs Philippe D South African win
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CloseAssaultPete Added a playing2025-02-05 11:05:21
asloser Added a playing2024-10-02 05:19:53
Hutch Modified the Defender's Guns2024-08-22 23:23:45
Hutch Modified the unit counts2024-08-22 23:23:45
nekengren Added a playing2024-07-20 14:01:11
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Statistics:
Avg Rating: 5.80Votes: 15
Views: 4664
To-Play list count: 4
Estimated Play time: 4.1 hours
Recorded Games: 13
Archive recorded plays:
Italian7
South African6
Drawn:0

ROAR Data: (as of today)
Italian Behemoth [Confirmed]
[A] British 8
[D] Italian 13
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